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At high speeds on mostly flat ground in PAS4, count on 12-18 miles on a 2015 Dash. Above 28MPH, you'll be using ~30Wh/mile, which would give you 13.9 miles of range. That's with a full battery, though. A lot of folks only charge their batteries to 80% most of the time so that they can get more...

I've reached out to Tora from Juiced Riders about the CrossCurrent to see if they can get a demo to me in San Francisco, but it seems like he's very focused on getting all the available units to his patiently waiting customers (which I completely understand – I'd do the same!). I figure that the...

Wow, I don't know how this bike slipped out without me noticing! I just wrote up my thoughts on the bike here. I'm really impressed by this bike. It may create thousands of new ebike riders who will go on to buy more expensive models. And it'll probably really help the after-market community...

The OTOs are really beautiful bikes. I emailed them a while back asking if they were going to have any US distibution and/or dealership presence anytime soon, and they said that they had shipped bikes to the US before, so they kind of sidestepped my question, I guess.

Nobody releases sales numbers, so the Sondors Electric Bike probably takes the cake just because one can make an educated guess on the number of bikes they've sold based upon the amount of money their crowdfunding campaigns have brought in.

Cool, interesting design! I still think that even though there is no physical friction, this will rob you of a few watts. Aerodynamic drag will rob you of the most power, but the harvesting of kinetic energy using magnets will still exert an effect on the wheel – you cannot generate energy with...

For tires, you'll want to get a set of Schwalbe Marathon Plus. They seem to be the agreed-upon tire when it comes to avoiding flats, as flats are much more common on e-bikes due to their increased weight. Regarding your shifting problems, you ought to take your bike back to the shop and tell...

A listing of all the known Black Friday sales on e-bikes: http://overvolted.com/black-friday-sales-on-electric-bikes/

I wonder if they'll try for CPSC cert or not.

I've looked at a lot of Singapore E-bike shops' websites to see what kind of ebikes they're selling over there, and they primarily just sell scooters, not true electric bicycles. I found five shops that sell heavy electric scooters with barely-useful pedals and only one shop that even stocks an...

Congrats on the bike. I love the Ridge Rider! That thing is _fast_!

While this silly tort system surely may benefit trial lawyers, it's morally unjustified because it punishes those members of the supply chain that may have done nothing wrong, and incentivizes claimants to go after those with deep pockets instead of those most at fault. The standard of proof is...

That's preposterous. No marketplace is responsible in any way for claims of injury from products sold on their platform. Does your local car dealership get sued every time someone buys a car from them and consequently dies in a wreck? I don't think so. Are you an ambulance-chasing attorney, a...

Please do let me know if any evidence is unearthed that Sondors might be responsible for the death. Thank you so much! :D

I've yet to see any convincing information that might indicate that the bike itself was responsible for a death in that case, but thank you for the suggestion anyway.

Are you insinuating that the Sondors is more dangerous than other e-bikes? Just curious.

Stromer is attending because their biggest dealer, The New Wheel, is involved. To get something going in Austin, you'd have to get Rocket Electrics to sponsor a major presence there.

Yeah, he rode right into the curb. Strange.

Agreed. I rode a 350W Haibike FS up some 5-10% grade San Francisco hills near EBIKELANE's downtown retail location and can report that my 500W direct-drive rear hub motor e-bike climbs much faster than the Bosch mid-drive. My DD hub motor is pretty much useless when attempting to climb 20%+...

That is perhaps the ugliest vehicle I've ever seen. I'd be surprised if they were able to sell a single unit. I am quite thankful to hear about another light(-ish) electric vehicle project, though. Keep 'em comin'!